Capstone Change Project Evaluation Plan

Grand Canyon University

NRS-OL191-Professional Capstone and Practicum

2/7/21

My capstone project intervention involves developing non-pharmacological interventions to help PACU patients with pain management and minimize the use of medications to manage pain. I worked with my preceptor to assess organization policies in the facility. During the evaluation process, we found some organizational policies and outcomes that influenced the proposed intervention.

First, the intensity of postoperative pain among PACU patients will reduce. The use of non-pharmacological interventions such as music therapy will help to reduce the intensity of postoperative pain. The use of music as a psychological treatment decreases pain perception and helps relieve depression, which in turn can help reduce the amount of pain medication needed. Music relaxation techniques have shown positive results for patients with chronic pain, decrease intensity of pain and decrease muscle tenderness (Geziry, A., Toble, Y., Kadhi, F., & Nobani, M., 2005).

Another outcome is that the organization will evaluate social impact, and side effects from a proposed change in pain management. When using music therapy on PACU patients, less medication will be needed. Patients will only be given low pain medications such as ibuprofen, and Tylenol (Song, Eaton, Gordon, Hoyle, & Doorenbos, 2015). As a result, the organization’s expenditure on pain management will drop drastically after implementing the proposed change project. As a result, patients will not have severe side effects like risk of respiratory depression, abuse, nausea, vomiting or constipation.

  Another measurable outcome is that the recovery process after surgical procedures will be fast. After implementing the proposed change intervention, PACU patients in the facility will be using music therapy to manage their postoperative pain. When pain is reduced, the surgical wounds will heal faster than when patients use pain management medications.

Another outcome is that surgical procedures will be affordable for most patients. Patients will be able to afford surgical treatments because pain management will be cheaper and affordable. The recovery process will also be easier when music therapy is used to manage postoperative pain.

Lastly, the proposed intervention will be ethically and morally acceptable. The intervention must align with the organizational policies. The proposed change intervention developed by students or clients to bring change and improvement must stay within the organizational context of code of conduct (Hall & Roussel, 2020). The intervention is influenced by organizational policies because the intended change must align with the organizational needs.

References

 Geziry, A., Toble, Y., Kadhi, F., & Nobani, M. (2018, November 2005). Non-Pharmacological pain management. Retrieved February 07, 2021, from https://www.intechopen.com/books/pain-management-in-special-circumstances/non-pharmacological-pain-management

Hall, H. R., & Roussel, L. A. (2020). Evidence-based practice: An integrative approach to research, administration, and practice. Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Song, W., Eaton, L. H., Gordon, D. B., Hoyle, C., & Doorenbos, A. Z. (2015). Evaluation of evidence-based nursing pain management practice. Pain Management Nursing, 16(4), 456-463.